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2003-12-12 Iraq

Time Journalist Severely Injured in Saving Troopers Lives in Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2003-12-12 1:32:58 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Michael Weisskopf is one of the better reporters at Time. He's also a hero. God be with you, brave friend.

Posted by Mike 2003-12-12 6:09:27 AM|| 2003-12-12 6:09:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Won't the media elite brand him as a traitor to their cause? After all, he actual took action that was beneficial to the interests of the United States and her military. From their perspective to would be better to be disinterested and dead than help to bring democracy to Iraq.

Posted by Scott 2003-12-12 7:07:25 AM|| [http://tacoflavoredkisses.com/tfkblog/] 2003-12-12 7:07:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "Injured" sure is a broad category - from loss of a limb and other permanent impairments, to the cliched "flesh wound."

Posted by The Commissar 2003-12-12 8:37:19 AM|| [http://acepilots.com/mt/] 2003-12-12 8:37:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Scott: I'm sure we're going to be seeing several stories highlighting Weisskopf in the upcoming weeks -- after all, he's one of their own.

Posted by snellenr 2003-12-12 9:51:53 AM|| 2003-12-12 9:51:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 My prayers go out to Weisskoph. His quick thinking saved not only his family, but three other families as well, from having to pick up their loved ones body at a morgue.

Posted by Charles 2003-12-12 10:43:45 AM|| 2003-12-12 10:43:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Kinda spinning the hero angle a little hard, aren't you? He was in the vehicle at the time, anybody would have thrown it out. Sorry to be cynical, I just wonder how the story would have been spun had he been outside shooting pictures. "US Troops Fail To Capture Hearts, Minds, Grenade" perhaps?

Posted by BH 2003-12-12 11:57:42 AM|| 2003-12-12 11:57:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Kinda spinning the hero angle a little hard, aren't you?" - No, you're spinning your cynicism a little hard.

Posted by Tresho 2003-12-13 1:05:05 AM|| 2003-12-13 1:05:05 AM|| Front Page Top

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